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Tuesday, 25 June 2019

BBC News

• Call for end to Highland airport 'tax haven'An exemption to people paying air passenger duty at Inverness Airport is being challenged by rivals.
• Changi Airport: Drones disrupt flights in SingaporeA rise in drone use has created growing security concerns for airports around the world.

Times Online

• Boris Johnson’s change of heart on Heathrow should be welcomed [Subscription]Boris Johnson’s ambiguity on the Heathrow expansion may at first appear less Churchillian and more Katy Perry: he’s hot then he’s cold, he’s yes then he’s no, he’s in then he’s out.

City AM

• Heathrow expansion is taking off – now let’s inject some competition into aviationIt is an airport running at full capacity – and has been for years. Now at last, with the parliamentary approval of a new runway and the release of competing development plans, Heathrow expansion is back on the menu, boys.

Sky News

• Heathrow's third runway may prevent other UK airports from expanding, adviser warnsThe warning comes only weeks after Theresa May announced that the UK would seek to significantly lower emissions by 2050.

Wolverhampton Express and Star

• Boris Johnson: HS2 would be cheap at £65 billionBoris Johnson has claimed HS2 would be “cheap” at £65 billion as he questioned the line’s spiralling budget.

Aviation Industry

• PARIS 2019: GECAS chief expects leasing sector consolidationThe sprawling aircraft leasing community is bound to consolidate, though it is unlikely to get down to just a handful of players, the top executive of GE Capital Aviation Services (GECAS) said. read more
• Border crisis, staffing shortage disrupt US Global Entry programUS Customs and Border Protection will cancel some Global Entry program interviews through the end of the fiscal year as CBP officers are diverted to respond to a surge in migrant arrivals at the southwestern US border. read more
• Vienna Airport reports passenger record for first five months Vienna International Airport (VIE) saw a record number of passengers in the first five months of 2019 and anticipates further growth as traffic increases, particularly in the LCC market.

Other News Sources

• 50 years ago – planes start flying between Heathrow and GatwickTwo large important airports, but passengers landing at one might want to catch a flight at the other — so how about a plane flight between the two?

EIN News Subscription

• Disappointment reigns after EU summit fails to deliver on carbon neutrality goalExperts have expressed disappointment with the outcome of a summit of EU leaders last week which failed to reach agreement on a “carbon-neutral” energy mix by 2050.
• Here are all the investigations and lawsuits that Boeing and the FAA are facing after the 737 Max crashes killed almost 350 peopleBoeing and the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) face lawsuits and federal investigations in the wake of two fatal crashes by its 737 Max planes.